Symeon the New Theologian: As soon as your mind has experienced

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As soon as your mind has experienced

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by Symeon the New Theologian
(949 - 1032) Timeline

English version by
John Anthony McGuckin

Original Language
Greek

As soon as your mind has experienced
what the scripture says:
"How gracious is the Lord,"
it will be so touched with that delight
that it will no longer want to leave the place of the heart.
It will echo the words of the apostle Peter:
"How good it is to be here."

-- from The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul's Ascent from the Desert Fathers and Other Early Christian Contemplatives, Translated by John Anthony McGuckin

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Bliss

Heart

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